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Messier 49 (also known as M 49 or NGC 4472) is an elliptical / lenticular galaxy about 49 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771[3].
[edit] Supernovae
The only supernova observed within this galaxy is SN 1969Q[4]. The supernova was discovered in June 1969[5].
[edit] Companion galaxies
NGC 4467 forms a visual pair with Messier 49[citation needed].
[edit] Virgo Cluster membership
Messier 49 is the brightest member of the Virgo Cluster[6]. The galaxy is located at the center of one of the subclusters within the Virgo Cluster[6].
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4472. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
- ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal 583 (2): 712-726. doi:10.1086/345430.
- ^ K. G. Jones (1991). Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37079-5.
- ^ NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for supernova search near name "NGC 4472". Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ R. Barbon, E. Cappellaro, F. Ciatti, M. Turatto, C. T. Kowal (1984). "A revised supernova catalogue". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 58: 735-750.
- ^ a b A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.
